Asus ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition and ROG Flow X16: the ‘cyberpunk’ design accompanies these gaming beasts

The ASUS gaming laptop family is growing. He does it with ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition (SE) and with the ASUS ROG Flow X16two very well-armed models that introduce curious novelties.

The first is a commitment to total power and a design in which invisible ink is a curious surprise. The second is a new iteration of a convertible for gamers that also offers the option of expanding it with external graphics.

ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition and ROG Flow X16 data sheet

Cyberpunk design for the ROG Strix SCAR 17 SE

A first look at the equipment makes it clear that it is a laptop with a clear orientation towards gaming. In that “cyberpunk” aesthetic highlights a curious Invisible Ink applied on its metal chassis.

Under normal lighting that substance has a matte metallic texture, but under UV lighting the ink shows green and blue colors It even offers a curious complement in the form of tips for the SCAR Runner game that ASUS has launched together with the team.

In this equipment we find a customized steam chamber and the use of liquid metal called Conductonaut Extreme. That material has been applied to both the CPU and GPU for better heat dissipation.

Thanks to this it is possible to contain the temperatures of these components and make their TDPs do not have much to envy to many desktop processors and graphics.

In fact the CPU has a maximum TDP of 65 Wwhile the GPU has a maximum TGP of 175 W, and Dynamic Boost technology allows you to adjust these consumptions and performances adapting to each scenario.

In this team we also have two panel options: one Full HD with a exceptional 360Hz refresh rateor, if we prefer, one with a better resolution (QHD, 2,560 x 1,440) and a slightly lower refresh rate, which is still outstanding at 240 Hz. In both cases, the response times are 3 ms.

The SCAR 17 SE can be configured with up to 64 GB of 4,800 MHz DDR5 memory, with a storage system that we can take advantage in RAID 0 mode to further speed up loading times.

The ASUS ROG Flow X16 is a convertible with plenty of gaming muscle

Accompanying the Strix SCAR 17 SE is the ROG Flow X16, an eye-catching convertible that continues to pack a marked gamer accent despite having a light format (2.1 kg for a team of these benefits is something remarkable) and thin.

Inside we find a powerful AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS and it is possible to configure it with up to a GeForce RTX 3070 Ti. Cooling is resolved with Frost Force technology and a heatsink called Pulsar.

That system has three fans and a high density heatsink to keep temperatures at bay even when pushing the team to its fullest potential.

However, on this computer the graphic options do not end there. As in previous models of the family, ASUS offers the possibility to connect an external graphics card thanks to the XG Mobile family.

Its 16-inch screen promises a lot, and it does thanks to a Mini LED panel with QHD resolution (2,560 x 1,440) at 165 Hz that is capable of offering a brightness of 1,100 nits and a coverage of 100% of the DCI-P3 gamut.

This panel is tactile and offers support for styluses that make use of MPP 2.0 technology, which allows it to also be an interesting piece of equipment for content creators and digital artistswho will be able to enjoy that gigantic 16-inch diagonal for their projects.

The HD webcam is further combined with an IR camera that offers support for facial recognition authentication thanks to Windows Hello technology.

Price and availability of ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition (SE) and ASUS ROG Flow X16

ASUS has not provided information on the availability date or prices of the new ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 Special Edition and the ASUS ROG Flow X16, but we will update this information when we have that data available.